Wolverine Finally Arrives in Mexico City
// May 29th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Multimedia, Public Appearances
As promised, Hugh finally made his long awaited trip to Mexico City once the ban on public gatherings (due to swine flu) was over. He attended a press conference before making his almost traditional grand entrance on a Harley for the premiere. There are photos in the gallery for your viewing pleasure and a few previews below:
Hugh’s Up for Auction Again!
// May 14th, 2009 // 9 Comments » // General News
Hugh is well known for his charitable endeavours; he recently split a massive AUS$100,000 between two charities chosen via Twitter (@realhughjackman).
And now he’s is at it again, auctioning a day on set with Hugh Jackman and lunch too on.
New Projects: Confirmed and Unconfirmed
// May 13th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Featured, Project News
It was X-Men that made Hugh really famous and now with Wolverine being hailed a crowd-pleaser, Hugh’s career is booming. Let’s take a look at the latest news and rumours about Hugh’s upcoming projects:
Pattinson will co-star in Unbound Captives
Unbound Captives
Today it was confirmed that Madeline Stowe’s long awaited Unbound Captives is finally going ahead with Hugh starring alongside his old co-star, Rachel Weisz, as well as Twilight and Harry Potter hearthrob, Robert Pattinson. John Toll is on board as the film’s cinematographer, great news as he did an awesome job with The Last Samurai.
Weisz will play a woman living on the Western frontier in 1859, whose two children kidnapped by a Comanche tribe. Which sounds a bit like The Missing to me. Variety reports that Hugh will play her knight in shining armour, but without the shiny armour part.
Wolverine vs. Ninjas
As far as most of the known universe is concerned, there is going to be a sequel to Wolverine and it’s going to be in Japan. It probably won’t feature ninjas but if the comics are anything to go by (and they are) there will be plenty of Samurai. As Hugh himself said, “The fans have been very vocal about the story they want to hear and that’s the Samurai story set in Japan.”
Carousel
You may or may not be aware that Hugh has starred in Carousel already, of course, that was on the stage. Talk of a movie has been going on for years but it looks like there’s finally a viable script (from David Magee, no less) and, as Hugh said, or rather, sang so eloquently at the Oscars: The Musical is back.
Drive
It’s been listed on the Internet Movie Database for ages but it looks like Drive is finally on the road to production. Based on the James Sallis novel, Hugh will play a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soliders, is the man calling the shots so this movie is either going to be run-of-the-mill action or an all out, epic, cult-inspiring masterpiece.
Personal Security
Keeping with the action film theme, Hugh is said to have signed on to play a police detective forced to protect a spoiled teen heiress who is receiving kidnapping threats. Of course, it might not be an action film, it might be something aimed at teenagers; hard to tell from the limited information that’s out there.
And Finally…
There are several more films being rumoured but there’s not really enough information to make them worth writing about just yet. But there is one more thing to mention: Hugh could be returning to the stage in 2010 to star in Houdini, with music by the incredible Danny Elfman. I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for more news on that!
So that’s all the news that’s fit to print, which of Hugh’s project are you most looking forward to?Personally, I’m all about Wolverine but it’d also be a total dream to see Hugh on stage!
Rehearsing for the Oscars
// February 24th, 2009 // 17 Comments » // Project News
So judging by the comments on the last post, Hugh was a hit with fans even if the critics weren’t quite so sure. I haven’t seen it yet (and have successfully avoided finding out who the winners are!) but once I have you can except screencaps and video clips. For now, here’s a video of Hugh in rehearsal:
Hugh Hosting the Oscars Tonight!
// February 22nd, 2009 // 41 Comments » // Multimedia, Project News
Don’t forget that Hugh Jackman will be hosting the Academy Awards ceremony tonight!
